Re: 1955 Carribean hardtop

Posted by PackardV8 On 2011/10/18 21:22:40

MLGrimes writes:
"I have seen one documented dealer/factory conversion of a 5587 to a "Caribbean" that was sold new in Grosse Point. The production number was slight over 7000 and the ..."

The 7000 number i assume means the VN was something on the order of 55XX-7zzz. That would be decideing factor on wheather or not any alleged 55 Carib HT was real or a later owner modification or STRICTLY a dealer mod.

3 conditions exist:

1. a FACTORY authorized mod (whether done by dealer or combination dealer/factory or factory only.). i.e. factory had knowledge such of a car and or such a car order .
2. a DEALER ONLY modification (factory had no knowledge of).
3. an owners sole attempt to make a Carib out of a 400.

I conjecture that the 7000 sereies number that makes the difference.

EDIT: THe above is most likely incorrect. I was off by 1000. According to Encyclopedia of American cars there are 7205 1955 400's. Which means the highest VN production number is 8205. So my above conjecture is vacuous after all.